New Jersey Wind Works Condemns Trump Administration Deal to Halt Offshore Wind

The following is a statement from the New Jersey Wind Works Coalition in response to reports
that the Trump administration plans to pay TotalEnergies nearly $1 billion to abandon offshore
wind development along the East Coast and instead invest in fossil fuel projects.

The New Jersey Wind Works Coalition strongly condemns the reported deal by the Trump
administration to pay nearly $1 billion to TotalEnergies to abandon offshore wind development
along the East Coast.
 

The larger of the two wind farms planned by TotalEnergies, known as Attentive Energy, would
have been built 54 miles south of Jones Beach, N.Y. It would have produced enough electricity to
power more than one million homes and businesses in New York and New Jersey.
 

This unprecedented payout represents a direct attack on America’s clean energy future and a
misuse of taxpayer dollars. Instead of advancing job-creating offshore wind projects that would
power millions of homes, strengthen energy independence, and reduce climate pollution, this
deal redirects critical investment into oil and gas expansion—locking in decades of additional
emissions and undermining progress already underway.
 

Walking away from existing offshore wind projects not only jeopardizes thousands of good-
paying union jobs and billions in local economic activity, but also sends a chilling signal to clean
energy investors nationwide that federal policy can shift abruptly at the expense of long-term
planning and innovation.
 

At a time when climate impacts are intensifying and energy demand is rising; the federal
government should be accelerating—not dismantling—offshore wind development. We call on
policymakers, industry leaders, and the public to reject this short-sighted decision and recommit
to a clean, reliable, and affordable energy future.
 

The New Jersey Wind Works Coalition will continue to advocate for offshore wind projects that
deliver economic opportunity,